Drinking fountain



Sept. 1, 1925.

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uNlrsn LESLIE ARNETEOF PROPHETSTOWN ILLINOIS.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

Application filed February 4, 1924. Serial No. 690,558;

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that LESLIE ARNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Prophetstown, in the county of WVhiteside and State of Illinois, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful 10 improvements in drinking fountains and pertains particularly to that class which is especially adapted for use in enabling stock or poultry to have access thereto at all times Without requiring any manual labor in filling the fountain and keeping the same supplied with a sufiicient quantity of water.

One of the important objects of the present invention is to provide a drinking fountain of the above mentioned character,

wherein means is associated therewith for permitting the water which is supplied from a suitable source to the drinking fountain to be heated during the cold weather, thus preventing the freezing of the water in the 'drinking fountain and rendering the device ready for use at all times and insuring a suflicient quantity of drinking water regard less of the condition of the weather. 7

Another important object of the invention is to provide a drinking fountain of the above mentioned character, wherein means is associated therewith for regulating the supply of water from a suitable source to the fountain which will be entirely automatic in its operation and will not require the attention of a person in order to actuate the same.

A still further object is to provide a drinking fountain of the above mentioned character, wherein the parts are so arranged as to enable the same to be readily assembled or disassembled whenever necessary in a minimum amount of time and without having to use any complicated tools or the like. A further object is to provide a drinking fountain which is inexpensive strong and durable and further well adapted for the purposes for which it is designed.

'Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

p In the accompanying drawingslforming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts throughout the same,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation ing fountain.

Figure 2 is a planview thereof. Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1. v

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of my drinkof Fig. 1.

Figure 5 is a sectiontaken on line 55 of Fig. 4. a i

Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

section taken on line 9- -9 plied to the drinking fountain to be hereinafter more fully described. Adapted to be associated with the supply tank 1 is the we v.

ing designated generally by the numeral 2 and the'latter is substantially rectangular in design, as more clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. The casing as well as the supply tank are preferably constructed of galvanized sheet metal, although it is to be understood that any other material may be used as seen fit. Extending vertically adj acent one of the ends 3 of the casing is the partition 4. Any suitable means is provided for holding the same in proper position within the casing and in proper spaced rela-. tion with respect to the end 3 thereof. The partition extends down into the casing to a point above the bottom thereof so as to pro-- vide an air space betweenthe bottom of the casing and the lower edge of the partition; Extending transversely across the top of the casing adjacent the intermediate portion thereof is a supporting strip 5. This supporting strip has its ends bent inwardly and secured to the opposite sides of the casing in any suitable manner, as is clearly illustrated in the drawings. The purpose of this strip isto provide a means for suppor ing one of-"th e sides of the drinking trough designated by the numeral 6.

This drinking fountain; or tr ough com,- prises a substantially shallow rectangular designed receptacle and has all otitssides with the exception of one tapering clownwardly. The straight 'side" of the drinking fountainis adapted to be arranged adjacent theheating stove hereinafter mor fully described for fth'e purpose's also to be hereinafter more fully "described! The upper ed es of the drinking fountain Gare proseen that substantially two compartn'ients are formed in the casing, one of the com partments preferably the one adjacent the end 3 being smaller than the other. The dr nking to u nt-ain is supportedm one end ofthe larger compartment Whlleftll Oll stove v or the like, such as is shown at 8 inthe drawings, is supported in the opposite end of the same compartment. The smaller compartment is adapted to support therein the fuel supply tank 9,which hascommu nication by means of a suitable, pipe 10 extending through the air passage and along the bot tom of the casing with the "oilstove; whereby the fuel will be supplied to the, stove and preferably to the wick thereof, so asto per mit the stove to: properly operate. Any character'ot storemaybe used in connection with my inventionland 1 do not wish to confine myself to any particular kind of stove. In the present instance I have shown an oil store as usediin conjunction with my invention and the purpose thereof will be presently described. The casing 2 is further provided with a hingedrover 11 and this cover is of such length and construction as to only extend overthe oil stove and the end compartment containing the fuel supplying tank 9,and a portion 'Ofthe trough as is clearly illustrated in the drawings. For'the purpose or permittingtheproper supply ofair to the oilfsto've, I provide in the'rend 3 of'the cas1ng,2 an opening and housin 12 i 1 v v M therefor. The openinghas a screen, pos1-' c By p o-rid n the e ica partition 4 heretofore described, it "will be central portion of the casing and preferably is arranged above the oil stove 8. Supported within the supply tank 1 is a suitablehousing 15 which also has communication with the conduit 1 1 and the flanged coupling 13 associated therewith by meansof the conduit 16, and this housing is adapted to also sup; port therein the lower end ofthe chimney.2?".

A supply pipe 17 has its intermediate, portion coiled as shown at 18 in the draw ings, and'is adapted to'extendthroughthe conduits 1-1 and 16, respectively, in such a manner as to have the coiled portion 18 thereof extending beyond the outerend of th conduit 14 and'directly above the burner of the oil stove S.' The inlet end-120i the supply pipe 17 f is threaded into an opening provid'edin thebottom ofthe conduit 16 and is adapted to communicate with the interior,

of the supply tank lqtor permitting the water containe'dtherein topass into the inletend of the supply pipe andthroughthe coiled portion thereof and for the purpose of permitting the water from the supply tank to be supplied to the drinking fountain, 6 supported in the larger compartment of" the casing, I have provided a coupling 20 in the supply pipe 17 adjacentthe coiledportion thereotyand a discharge or outlet pipe 21 is associated therewith and communicates with the supply pipe so as to enable the water passing therethrough to be discharged through the discharge or outlet pipe 21 into the bottom or side cram drinking fountain in order to fill the latter. The outlet end 19 of the supply pipe 17 is also threaded intoan opening provided in the top of the conduit 16 directly above the inlet end of the supply pipe and is also adapted to communicate with the interior of the supply tank 1.

The purpose of having the coiled portion 18 of the pipe 17 extending directly above the burner of the oil stove 8, is to permit the heattrom the stove to heat the water contained in the coiled portion of the supply pipe and consequently result in the cir culation of the water therethroiwh whereby the water contained in the supply tank 1 will be kept warm andrwill be prevented from freezing during the cold: weather. 1 suitable hood such as is shown at22 1n the tioiiedthereover to prevent the entrance of drawings, extendsover the coiled-portion 18 of the supply pipe and the oil stove for preventing the waste of any heat and the smoke 7 from the stove will pass through the conduits and the housing 15 and will be discharged through a suitable chimney or the like such as is shown at 23 in the drawings, the discharge end of which is disposed above the top of the supply tank. The hood 22 is supported in position over the oil stove and around the coiled portion 18 of the supply pipe by means of the sleeve which is secured on the inner free end of the conduit 141 and the sleeve being provided with the flanged portions26 for engagement with the flanged portions 27 formed on the hood22.

In order to assure the proper filling of the drinking trough or fountain 6 and to prevent overflow thereof, I provide the float valve mechanism shown at 24 in the drawings, and as the same is of the well known construction, it is not thought necessary to go into detail relative to the same, it being suflicient to state that the purpose thereof is to close the opening in the trough whereby the latter is filled when a sufficient quantity of water has been discharged into the trough, and as the water is consumed by the stock or poultry, the float will descend and consequently cause the valve to again be automatically raised and permit the further supply of water from the supply tank 1 through the supply pipe 17 to the drinking trough, thus assuring the continuous and automatic supply of a sufficient quantity of water within the drinking fountain as long as there is a sufficient quantity of water within the supply tank. In Figure 4 of the drawings it will be seen that the hinged cover 11 has the end flange portion 1]. thereof extending down into the drinking trough 6 so as to cover the float valve mecha nism 24 against access thereto the stock.

Of course, it will be understood that during the warm weather the burner or oil. stove will not be used and that the water will be supplied from the supply tank to the drinking fountain in the manner as above described. However, during the cold weather it has been experienced that the drinking fountains now used in conjunction with the supply of water to fowl or stock, that the water will freeze and hence, prevent the stock or fowl from obtaining any water. To overcome this, I have provided the stove 8 in such a manner as to permit the continuous circulation of warm water through the device and thus prevent the freezing of the water in the drinking fountain during the cold and freezing weather. The stove is located adjacent the drinking trough 6 and as the latter has its sides tapering heat from he stove will come in direct contact with the trough and tend to heat the same. The housing 15 will also cause the heat passing therethrough to keep the water in the supply tank 1 warm and as heretofore described the warm water circulating through the pipe 17 will be discharged through the outlet end 19 of the pipe 17 into the supply tank.

If desired, a water jacket of any conventional construction may be used in place of the coiledportion 18 of the supply pipe 17. whereby the water passing therethrough will be more readily heated by the stove 8.

The simplicity of my device enables the same to be easily and readily assembled and will not require any attention when once placed in use. It first is to be understood that there is a sufficient quantity of water in the supply tank 1 and a sufficient quantity of fuel in the fuel supply tank 9 whereby the operation of the device will be maintained for an indefinite length of time with out requiring any attention.

Furthermore the parts are so arranged as to enable a person to have ready access thereto without having to completely disassemble the device and prevent the operation thereof.

From the foregoing description of the construction of my improved apparatus, it will be seen that I have provided a simple, inexpensive and eflicient means for carrying out the objects of the invention, and while I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the functions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In combination with a supply tank; of a casing, a drinking trough removably supported in said casing, a conduit connecting said tank with said casing, a water supply pip-e extending through said conduit, the inlet end of said supply pipe being disposed in said supply tank, said supply pipe having a coiled portion provided therein extending beyond the opposite end of said conduit, a heater mounted in said casing directly below said coiled portion of said supply pipe,

a discharge pipe extending from said water supply pipe into said drinking trough, and a valve in said trough for regulating the supply of water thereto.

2. In combination with a supply tank; of casing, a drinking trough removably supported in said casing, a conduit connecting said tank with said casing, a water supply pipe extending through said conduit, said 1 supply pipe provided intermediate of its ends with a coiled portion extending beyond the end of said conduit, a heater mounted in said casing directly below said coiledportion of the supply pipe, a discharge pipe continuing from the coiled portion of said supply pipe, and extending into saiddrinking trough, the ends of said supply and discharge pipes being threaded andv terminating inv elbows bent in opposite directions, reglsterlng openings 1nthe top. and bottom,

of said conduit aligning Withth'e inlet. and outlet. of said elbows, threaded extensions connected with said elbows andprojeoting through the registering openings in, said conduit, and. nuts, engaged with the thread ed ends of said last: mentioned a threaded ;ex,- tensions to ,retain; the inleta and outlet ends in. proper: p sition with resp ectlto the cow cluit, as and for the purposes described. In testimony whereof I afli'x my, signature.

LE SLIE ARNETYI. 

